Encore post from 2007: America woke up on October 4, 1957. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) launched the world’s first artificial satellite into orbit. After successfully putting t… more →
Millard Fillmore's Bathtubnorvenmunky wrote 1 day ago: Chew's been in trap three again ... While the rest of the world is grabbing the space race firmly by … more →
troobluozy wrote 5 days ago: Hello World It’s no longer just the extremist imagination. The first real signs that we are un … more →
mneilan2 wrote 3 weeks ago: Gemini Summer by Iain Lawrence A historical novel that was disappointing to this historian. The sett … more →
alertindia wrote 3 weeks ago: FRYAZINO (Moscow Region), October 28 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmo … more →
Aizen wrote 4 weeks ago: When Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt opened a recent industry conference by declaring Canada a … more →
Rebecca Morrison wrote 1 month ago: Recently, Lafayette High School in the Rockwood School District participated in Baikonur and the Sov … more →
nationalspacestudiescenter wrote 1 month ago: What exactly is the “space race” anyway? And are we really losing it or are others just … more →
Susan Simpson wrote 1 month ago: Yo Russia it’s me, your arch-nemesis, We the G’s over seas with Micky-D’s stains o … more →
Ed Darrell wrote 1 month ago: Encore post from Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub, 2007: America woke up on October 4, 1957. The Uni … more →
Ed Darrell wrote 1 month ago: Encore post from 2007: America woke up on October 4, 1957. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( … more →
symonsezwlky wrote 1 month ago: Western Pacific Color IR 1730Z 10.04.09 For a more recent update on Parma and Typhoon Melor CLICK HE … more →
blueone23 wrote 1 month ago: …is how I remember Star Trek always starting out. I wonder if we will ever get there. Will w … more →
symonsezwlky wrote 2 months ago: Redstone Rocket took Americans into Space and Could have taken first satellite into orbit had the fu … more →
Cliff Burns wrote 2 months ago: I know, it seems like I’ve had the moon on my mind since the beginning of the year. The whole … more →
justfolks wrote 3 months ago: I got this e-mail today: Today’s space shuttle flight (now delayed) includes former migrant wo … more →
Cliff Burns wrote 3 months ago: Finally, I have some new work to share with you. Recently I’ve been moaning about this being … more →
Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: John F. Kennedy at Rice University, Houston, Texas, Sept 12, 1962 - photo from NASA There is no stri … more →
thathistoryman wrote 4 months ago: Splashdown! Forty years ago today, the crew of Apollo 11, having successfully completed the first ma … more →